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How State and Local IT Agencies Can Best Prepare for Natural Disasters

State Tech Magazine

The National Centers for Environmental Information recently released the final update to its 2022 Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters report. Last year tied 2017 and 2011 for the third-highest number of billion-dollar disasters in the U.S., with the cost of 18 weather events totaling more than $175 billion.

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2022 in Libraries

Librarian.net

Previous years: 2021 , 2020 , 2019 , 2018 , 2017 , 2016 , 2015 , 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , 2011 , 2010 , 2009 and some reviews from 2003. Fairlee (1) – I was in town for a conference and stopped by. Hartness/Randolph (1) – Stopped by when I was in a walki I miss this place.

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Mapping the Cyber Threat Landscape

GovLoop

A High-Level View According to the 2022 (ISC)2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study, the global cyber workforce has reached 4.7 A recent study by Tenable Research found that many organizations were falling victim to attacks that exploited well-known vulnerabilities, including some dating to 2017. million workers, but that still leaves 3.4

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2022 reading list and commentary

Librarian.net

Previous librarian.net summaries: 2021 , 2020 , 2019 , 2018 , 2017 , 2016 , 2015 , 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , 2011 , 2010 , 2009 , 2007 , 2006 , 2005 , 2004. I’m also retiring my “people of color/non-Western” category only because it relies too much on surface impressions/names. average read per month: 12. number unfinished: 2.

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Four Years After the Pandemic, Work-From-Home Trends Reshape Residential Choices and Real Estate

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

Work-from-home trends have stabilized since 2022. According to Census data analyzed by Carolina Demography , suburban counties in a metropolitan area like Johnston and Franklin in the Raleigh MSA or Lincoln and Union County in the Charlotte MSA saw faster population growth between 2022 and 2023 than Wake or Mecklenburg County.

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The road to quantum-enabled cybersecurity

Open Access Government - Technology News

Concerned about the potential threat these machines pose to the security of data across government and private organisations, since 2017 the U.S. However, by combining Shor’s algorithm with the enormous computing power of quantum machines, attackers will become capable of decrypting data protected by asymmetric cryptography.

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CED and Affordable Housing: How Does Manufactured Housing Fit In?

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

The first study, published in presentation format by Freddie Mac’s Market Insights Group, is titled “ Manufactured Housing 2022: An Untapped Affordable Housing Solution ,” and represents the 2022 Manufactured Housing Survey. The School of Government has a variety of related blog posts.

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